Bram Evert

D-Wave is the leader in the development and delivery of quantum computing systems, software, and services and is the world’s first commercial supplier of quantum computers.

• Performed calibration of quantum processors. This is a process of measuring thousands of individual components of the processor and fitting the data to physical models.
• Developed and maintained the code that performs these measurements and models
• Designed novel devices and experiments to enable more advanced quantum processors
• Characterized the performance of the quantum processor as well as improved understanding of the underlying physics
• Created data visualizations and mining data for insights

Thermoscience Enercoatings was a company that developed a manufacturing process for an electrical heating element that could be deposited onto complex surfaces with unique physical properties such as durability and conduction.

• Automated data collection and used statistical tools to identify and characterize key relationships between manufacturing parameters and heater performance
• Developed hardware for performance testing and characterization of materials
• Reorganized Information Technology resources of company, deploying new web-based tools and phasing out obsolete technology and practices

My research was in the area of one dimensional systems, where strong electron-electron interactions conspire to create a remarkable new quantum state of matter at ultracold temperatures applicable to quantum computing.

• Unified the lab codebase using version control to reduce duplicated effort and share instrument drivers
• Developed software which synthesizes data from a multitude of sensors to achieve complex measurements with increased safety and efficiency on delicate semiconductor nanodevices
• Performed data analysis using Python to isolate signals and compare experimental results with theory
• Completed courses in advanced physics, covering complex models such a mean-field theory and Ising models

Soft Condensed Matter Group, Supervisor — Dr. Kari Dalnoki-Veress

• Designed, built and tested an automated 'bead crusher' to determine the mechanical properties of chemical beads intended as a new method of drug delivery
• Delivered project under budget by reusing old parts and self-manufacturing new ones
• Coded user-friendly LabView interface to operate apparatus and interpret measurements
• Created documentation and provided support for subsequent end-users

Silicon Photonics Group, Supervisor — Dr. Peter Mascher

• Performed product research and development for Group IV Semiconductor. Created new materials using PECVD to be used in silicon-based lighting
• Utilized statistical tools in Matlab to model parameter space, achieving accurate predictions of sample composition
• Built a process analyzer for in situ analysis of vapour composition
• Assisted with the installation and characterization of a high vacuum PECVD system

Silicon Photonics Group, Supervisor — Dr. Peter Mascher

• Developed prototype samples for electroluminscent silicon nanocrystal samples
• Analyzed and interpreted data using Matlab
• Developed a procedure for creating transparent contacts on thin films
• Took initiative to refit a discarded sputtering system to operational status

• Performed data entry and analysis on well production, characterizing decline rates
• Maintained database of daily production records on three oil fields with 40+ wells
• Performed numerical analysis on the performance of drilling fluid additives, resulting in savings of up to $20,000 per well

Electrical Transport, Filtering and NMR of GaAs/AlGaAs Quantum Wires